Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Film / HellraiserHellseeker

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[quoteright:276:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hellraiserhellseeker_2632.jpg]]

to:

[[quoteright:276:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hellraiserhellseeker_2632.org/pmwiki/pub/images/plfl70jxxjreqfzjlsg9kglqjp3.jpg]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


!!''Hellseeker'' has the examples of:

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Trevor himself in the ending. He attempted to murder Kristy, his wife, because he was having numerous affairs and wanted to get rid of her.]]

to:

!!''Hellseeker'' has the examples of:

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Trevor himself in the ending. He attempted to murder Kristy, Kirsty, his wife, because he was having numerous affairs and wanted to get rid of her.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Spelling/grammar fix(es)


* OfferingAnotherInYourStead: [[spoiler: In the backstory, Trevor set out to [[TilMurderDoUsPart kill Kirsty]] by giving her the Lament Configuration so that she'd summon the Cenobites, all so he could inherit her money and be free to fuck around. However, Kirst [[DidntSeeThatComing flipped the script]] by offering Pinhead five souls in exchange for her own: she killed three of her husband's mistresses, her husband's friend and co-conspirator, before finally killing Trevor (who gets the blame for all the murders). And everything that was experienced over the course of the film was just the start of Trevor's hell.]]

to:

* OfferingAnotherInYourStead: [[spoiler: In the backstory, Trevor set out to [[TilMurderDoUsPart kill Kirsty]] by giving her the Lament Configuration so that she'd summon the Cenobites, all so he could inherit her money and be free to fuck around. However, Kirst Kirsty [[DidntSeeThatComing flipped the script]] by offering Pinhead five souls in exchange for her own: she killed three of her husband's mistresses, mistresses then her husband's friend and co-conspirator, friend/co-conspirator, before finally killing Trevor (who gets the blame for all the murders). And everything that was experienced over the course of the film was just the start of Trevor's hell.]]



* TilMurderDoUsPart: [[spoiler:Trevor was an adulterous jerk who wanted to be rid of his wife Kirsty. When he learns of her history with the Cenobites, he forces her to summon Pinhead by using the Lament Configuration, figuring she'll be DraggedOffToHell. Kirsty instead makes a deal with Pinhead to offer him Trevor and four other souls in exchange for hers. Since he could just as easily have divorced her, it's implied that they had a truly AwfulWeddedLife and just hated each other so much they were both willing to condemn the other one to hell.]]

to:

* TilMurderDoUsPart: [[spoiler:Trevor was an adulterous jerk who wanted to be rid of his wife Kirsty. When he learns of her history with the Cenobites, he forces her to summon Pinhead by using the Lament Configuration, figuring she'll be DraggedOffToHell. Kirsty instead makes a deal with Pinhead to offer him Trevor and four other souls in exchange for hers. Since he could just as easily have divorced her, it's implied that they had a truly AwfulWeddedLife and just hated each other so much they were both that each was willing to condemn the other one to hell.]]

Added: 205

Changed: 206

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


'''''Hellseeker''''' (2002) is the sixth ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}'' film. After a car accident, Trevor (Creator/DeanWinters) finds out that his wife Kirsty is missing, and he is a suspect in a murder investigation. As he searches for the truth, bizarre things keep piling on him.

to:

'''''Hellseeker''''' (2002) is the sixth ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}'' film. film.

After a car accident, Trevor (Creator/DeanWinters) finds out that his wife Kirsty is missing, and he is a suspect in a murder investigation. As he searches for the truth, bizarre things keep piling on him.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* OfferingAnotherInYourStead: [[spoiler: In the backstory, Trevor set out to [[TilMurderDoUsPart kill Kirsty]] by giving her the Lament Configuration so that she'd summon the Cenobites, all so he could inherit her money and be free to fuck around. However, Kirst [[DidntSeeThatComing flipped the script]] by offering Pinhead five souls in exchange for her own: she killed three of her husband's mistresses, her husband's friend and co-conspirator, before finally killing Trevor (who gets the blame for all the murders). And everything that was experienced over the course of the film was just the start of Trevor's hell.]]

Added: 552

Changed: 117

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Trevor himself in the ending]].

to:

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Trevor himself in the ending]].ending. He attempted to murder Kristy, his wife, because he was having numerous affairs and wanted to get rid of her.]]



* Main/FinalGirl: Subverted. [[spoiler: Kirsty once again survives her encounter with the Cenobites, but it involved her making a deal with Pinhead to kill five people to save herself.]]

to:

* Main/FinalGirl: FinalGirl: Subverted. [[spoiler: Kirsty once again survives her encounter with the Cenobites, but it involved her making a deal with Pinhead to kill five people to save herself.]]


Added DiffLines:

* TilMurderDoUsPart: [[spoiler:Trevor was an adulterous jerk who wanted to be rid of his wife Kirsty. When he learns of her history with the Cenobites, he forces her to summon Pinhead by using the Lament Configuration, figuring she'll be DraggedOffToHell. Kirsty instead makes a deal with Pinhead to offer him Trevor and four other souls in exchange for hers. Since he could just as easily have divorced her, it's implied that they had a truly AwfulWeddedLife and just hated each other so much they were both willing to condemn the other one to hell.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
No longer a trope.


* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:Trevor has been very unfaithful to say the least. His three mistresses are the victims.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


'''''Hellseeker''''' (2002) is the sixth ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}'' film. After a car accident, Trevor finds out that his wife Kirsty is missing, and he is a suspect in a murder investigation. As he searches for the truth, bizarre things keep piling on him.

to:

'''''Hellseeker''''' (2002) is the sixth ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}'' film. After a car accident, Trevor (Creator/DeanWinters) finds out that his wife Kirsty is missing, and he is a suspect in a murder investigation. As he searches for the truth, bizarre things keep piling on him.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: Trevor]]


Added DiffLines:

*PayEvilUntoEvil: [[spoiler: Both Pinhead and Kirsty defeat Trevor with Kirsty selling him out to Pinhead.]]

Changed: 191

Removed: 183

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


''Hellseeker'' is the sixth ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}'' film, released in 2002.

After a car accident, Trevor finds out that his wife Kirsty is missing, and he is a suspect in a murder investigation. As he searches for the truth, bizarre things keep piling on him.

to:

''Hellseeker'' '''''Hellseeker''''' (2002) is the sixth ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}'' film, released in 2002.

film. After a car accident, Trevor finds out that his wife Kirsty is missing, and he is a suspect in a murder investigation. As he searches for the truth, bizarre things keep piling on him.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: Trevor keeps seeing flashes of the Cenobites and other creepy stuff that probably isn't really happening. [[spoiler:He eventually finds out that he's been DeadAllAlong.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
She didn\'t join the Cenobites, she made a deal with them. That\'s He Who Fights Monsters, which is already listed.


* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Kirsty Cotton]].
** [[spoiler:In the original script, which can be found on the Internet, Kirsty was pregnant when she opened the Lament Configuration that Trevor gave her, which makes it even more understandable that she would be willing to murder in exchange for not being taken]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* DiscoveringYourOwnDeadBody: The main character survives a fatal car crash in which his wife dies. The rest of the film is a MindScrew, as he's constantly experiencing hallucinations and [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness isn't able to tell what is real or not]]. The ending reveals that [[spoiler:he's been in Hell all along after Pinhead shows him his own body.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Main/FinalGirl: Subverted. [[spoiler: Kirsty once again survives her encounter with the Cenobites, but it involved her making a deal with Pinhead that involved her killing five people to save herself.]]

to:

* Main/FinalGirl: Subverted. [[spoiler: Kirsty once again survives her encounter with the Cenobites, but it involved her making a deal with Pinhead that involved her killing to kill five people to save herself.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* Main/FinalGirl: Subverted. [[spoiler: Kirsty once again survives her encounter with the Cenobites, but it involved her making a deal with Pinhead that involved her killing five people to save herself.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** [[spoiler:In the original script, which can be found on the Internet, Kirsty was pregnant when she opened the Lament Configuration that Trevor gave her, which gives her even more justification for being willing to murder in exchange for not being taken]].
* GoodCopBadCop: The two detectives. [[spoiler:They're the same entity, torturing the [[VillainProtagonist villainous protagonist]] throughout, and a callback to the question of whether the cenobites are angels or demons.]]

to:

** [[spoiler:In the original script, which can be found on the Internet, Kirsty was pregnant when she opened the Lament Configuration that Trevor gave her, which gives her makes it even more justification for being understandable that she would be willing to murder in exchange for not being taken]].
* GoodCopBadCop: The two detectives. [[spoiler:They're the same entity, torturing the [[VillainProtagonist villainous protagonist]] throughout, and a callback to the question of whether the cenobites Cenobites are angels or demons.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** [[spoiler:In the original script, which can be found on the Internet, Kirsty was pregnant when she opened the Lament Configuration that Trevor gave her, which gives her more justification to be willing to murder in exchange for not being taken]].

to:

** [[spoiler:In the original script, which can be found on the Internet, Kirsty was pregnant when she opened the Lament Configuration that Trevor gave her, which gives her even more justification to be for being willing to murder in exchange for not being taken]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:Trevor has been very unfaithful to say the least. His cheaters are the victims.]]

to:

* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:Trevor has been very unfaithful to say the least. His cheaters three mistresses are the victims.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

** [[spoiler:In the original script, which can be found on the Internet, Kirsty was pregnant when she opened the Lament Configuration that Trevor gave her, which gives her more justification to be willing to murder in exchange for not being taken]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Kirsty Cotton]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

[[quoteright:276:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hellraiserhellseeker_2632.jpg]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None



to:

----




to:

* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:Trevor has been very unfaithful to say the least. His cheaters are the victims.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


%%* TheLittleShopThatWasntThereYesterday

to:

%%* TheLittleShopThatWasntThereYesterday* TheLittleShopThatWasntThereYesterday: Trevor acquires the puzzle box from a sweatshop that quickly disappears.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

''Hellseeker'' is the sixth ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}'' film, released in 2002.

After a car accident, Trevor finds out that his wife Kirsty is missing, and he is a suspect in a murder investigation. As he searches for the truth, bizarre things keep piling on him.

!!''Hellseeker'' has the examples of:

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Trevor himself in the ending]].
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Kirsty]]'s M.O. (though in a few instances, it appears to have been a CoupDeGrace).
* GoodCopBadCop: The two detectives. [[spoiler:They're the same entity, torturing the [[VillainProtagonist villainous protagonist]] throughout, and a callback to the question of whether the cenobites are angels or demons.]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler:Kirsty has become much more ruthless about making deals with Cenobites]].
%%* TheLittleShopThatWasntThereYesterday
* TwistEnding: [[spoiler: Kirsty's outwitted her husband and traded him to Pinhead in exchange for her own safety.]]

----

Top